Šuvak Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Šuvak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šuvak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1601:22,1033,784
Croatia1511:28,0045,782
Serbia851:84,0587,141
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Suvak (719), Şuvak (613) & Suvák (134) are calculated separately.

Šuvak Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Šuvak Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Šuvak is more commonly found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Suvak, Şuvak or Suvák. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šuvak? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 712,393rd most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. The surname Šuvak is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šuvak reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 22,103. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Šuvak is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 94 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 6 percent live. Aside from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 37 percent live and Serbia, where 21 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Suvak93719/
Şuvak93613/
Šuvaka9117/
Švak892/
Suvák87134/
Šuvački8321/
Šivak80220/
Švajka73234/
Shuvak7347/
Švajko7337/
Suvaka7333/
Šćevak7313/
Švaiko739/
Suvakk733/
Suvaki731/
Seuvak731/
Suvake731/
Syuvak731/
Švačko731/
Švaika731/
Svak67158/
Žvak67135/
Švač67114/
Švík67109/
Zvak6758/
Švik6746/
Suvayke6720/
Sauivak679/
Švac675/
Suvacki673/
Švok672/
Švek672/
Siuvako671/
Xuvk671/
Suvvaki671/
Suvakay671/
Zouviak671/
Sauvako671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šuvak
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